In regard to vimentin signal, no differences in vimentin+ area could be noted between both groups, although an increasing trend could be observed in the ischemic group (ischemia: 15.0 ± 2.0% area/image; control: 12.0 ± 1.2% area/image; p = 0.2; Figure 5E). This evidence concerns the gene VIM and ischemia.